Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator

Single-player restaurant simulation mixing hands-on cooking with kitchen management

Cyanide Studio · Published by Nacon · Released Feb 23, 2023

Reviews: Very Positive; 84% of 2,805
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 83% of 18 in 30 days
Playing now: 176; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 2 years ago; Apr 19, 2024

What is Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator?

A single-player restaurant simulation structured around preparing for and completing services. You choose recipes, buy ingredients, organize staff and equipment, then chop, cook, and plate orders while tracking finances and customer expectations as you grow a local café toward fine dining.

For you if...

+you want hands-on cooking alongside restaurant management
+you enjoy unlocking recipes and customizing plated dishes
+you prefer adjustable pressure and a slower pace

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer restaurant service
−you want cooking without staff, supplier, or financial management
−you dislike juggling multiple dishes during busy services

What players say

84% of 2,805 reviews are positive · 83% of 18 in the last 30 days

Players praise the involved cooking process, recipe variety, flexible plating, and mix of kitchen work with restaurant management. Common complaints cite clunky keyboard-and-mouse controls and unresolved quest, recipe, audio, and performance bugs, including soft locks; players say problems introduced around the latest DLC and patch remain unfixed.

Screenshots and trailer

Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD FX-4100
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450, 1 GB or AMD Radeon HD 5750, 1 GB or Intel HD Graphics 630
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 7 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 40
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards, In-app purchases

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.